Companies Act 2014 section 1

Short title and commencement

Section 1 establishes the formal name of the Act and provides for its commencement on dates to be determined by the Minister.

• The Act is formally cited as the Companies Act 2014.
• The Minister may bring different provisions of the Act into operation on different dates by ministerial order.
• The repeal of earlier company law enactments listed in Schedule 2 and Schedule 15 can be phased in on different dates for different purposes.
• Different parts of the same earlier enactment can also be repealed on separate dates, allowing a gradual transition from the old legislation to the new.